Still, whatever else could be said, that demonstration made it clear that Ji Yunhuai really was capable of teaching her.
Not wanting to be a third wheel, Wei Yun quickly pointed them toward an empty patch of ground and told them to go practice over there.
Ji Yunhuai took his place in the open space and asked Lu Xiaoxiao, "Where do you want to start?"
Lu Xiaoxiao was cautious. "Let's... start with the easiest thing!"
Ji Yunhuai nodded. With a practiced flip of his palm, he sent the sword spinning once at his side.
"This, then?" he asked.
"Sure, but you went way too fast!" Lu Xiaoxiao glared at him in displeasure. "Do you even know how to teach? I couldn't see what you did!"
Ji Yunhuai chuckled and slowed down as Lu Xiaoxiao requested, demonstrating the hand movements bit by bit.
Lu Xiaoxiao watched his hand for a while. Now that he had slowed down, it didn't seem all that difficult.
"Oh! So you do this first, then that! I think I've got it!"
She clapped her hands confidently, took the sword straight from Ji Yunhuai, and flipped her wrist the way he had.
The next second, the sword flew out with a whoosh-straight toward Ji Yunhuai.
Lu Xiaoxiao froze, stunned by the sword suddenly leaving her hand. She frantically reached out to grab it back, but it was already too late.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and sidestepped at once, allowing the sword to fall to the ground without hitting any innocent bystanders.
"So this is what you meant by 'I've got it'?" Ji Yunhuai planted one hand on his hip, glanced at the sword on the ground, then turned back to Lu Xiaoxiao. His lips curved into an amused smirk. "Good thing I dodged fast enough, or you'd